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 | 2022 Ch. Clos Fourtet - Saint Emilion 1er GCC | € 110,00 (€ 133,10) |
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Samen met Canon en Beau Séjour Bécot lijkt Clos Fourtet wel een epicentrum. Alle drie zijn fe-no-me-naal. Clos Fourtet is minder gebald dan Canon en minder joviaal dan Beau Séjour Bécot, maar lijkt eerder de synthese te zijn van deze twee stijlen. Ik verontschuldig mij vooraf bij Matthieu Cuvelier, want hij wil zijn Clos Fourtet niet per se vergelijken. Gelijk zou hij hebben. Clos Fourtet is een immense 2022 « in his own right » en een magisch mooie wijn. De eerste indruk is al een openbaring. “La distinction est singulière » zijn de eerste woorden van mijn proefnota. Soms is Frans korter om iets te verwoorden. In mijn ogen de beste Clos Fourtet sinds de perfecte 2018. 91% Merlot, 4% cabernet Franc en 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Wist u dat Les Grandes Murailles sinds 2022 is opgenomen in Clos Fourtet ? Vergeet ook niet het eminente Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classé, Côte de Baleau, door hetzelfde team. IN DE PERS 94-96 William Kelley – The Wine Advocate Issue 266 - robertparker.com (April 2023) Now incorporating the vineyards of the former Grand Murailles, the 2022 Clos Fourtet is lovely, wafting from the glass with aromas of dark berries, plums, rose petals, orange zest and exotic spices. Medium to full-bodied, velvety and seamless, it's deep and complete, with a layered core of vibrant fruit and a long, saline finish. This is another terrific wine from this 19-hectare vineyard situated on the limestone plateau of Saint-Émilion, just outside the village. It's a blend of 90% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon. 95-97 Neal Martin – vinous.com (Mei 2023) The 2022 Clos Fourtet was picked from 9 to 27 September at 36hL/ha and vinified to a maximum of 24-26° Celsius. It has a gorgeous bouquet you could lose yourself in, with crushed strawberry, orange blossom and bunches of violet. The 40% new oak is extremely well integrated. The palate is refined with filigree tannins, one of the most mineral-driven Clos Fourtets I recall at this stage, with a sophisticated and harmonious finish. The prudent approach to the new oak pays rich dividends here. Mathieu Cuvelier and his team have overseen a sublime Saint-Émilion. Drink 2030-2070. 96-98 Antonio Galloni – vinous.com (Mei 2023) The 2022 Clos Fourtet is fabulous. Rich, sensual and layered, the 2022 bristles with the energy found in the best wines of the year. Clean veins of minerality frame a core of red/purplish fruit, lavender, sage, mint, rose petal and mocha. Simply put, the 2022 is a magical Clos Fourtet. This is the first vintage that incorporates fruit from what used to be Grands Murailles. 96-98 Lisa Perrotti-Brown – thewineindependent.com (Mei 2023) Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2022 Clos Fourtet comes barreling out of the glass with profound notes of ripe, juicy black plums, boysenberry preserves, and Morello cherries, followed by suggestions of lilacs, clove oil, crushed rocks, and wood smoke. The full-bodied palate is rich and concentrated, with densely laden black and blue fruit layers offset by a zippy backbone and firm, rounded tannins, finishing with great persistence. 18/20 James Lawther – jancisrobinson.com (Mei 2023) 90% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc. Includes the 2 ha from Ch Les Grands Murailles integrated in the 2022 classification. Cask sample. Deep crimson hue. Expressive red-fruit and mineral nose. Generous fruit backed by plentiful but refined tannins. Remarkably smooth texture but firms up and lingers on the finish. Terroir evident. One for the cellar. Drink 2030– 2048. 97-98 James Suckling – jamessuckling.com (April 2023) This is broad and opulent with a full body and fine-grained, velvety tannins. Deep dark fruit, crushed violets and spices. Structured, layered and really long. Wow. So long and refined with great clarity. 98 Jane Anson – janeanson.com (Mei 2023) Mathieu Cuvelier marks 20 years of the Cuvelier family at Clos Fourtet with this vintage, and it's a wonderful attestation to the potential of limestone plateau location for coping with a changing climate in Bordeaux. Visually arresting in its deep plum and violet colour, with a luscious texture, and plenty of subtle red roses and peony floral aromatics. Creamy black and blue fruits, and sublimely well measured tannic extraction, with crunchy salinity on the finish, oyster shell and salt-flecked chocolate notes. Super smooth finish. First year with the addition of Les Grandes Murailles vineyard. Stéphane Derenoncourt and Jean-Claude Berrouet consultants (working together since 2009). Not too interventionist, no cold soaks here, natural yeasts, with whole bunch ferments for the young vines. Harvest September 9 to 27. 3.54ph. 40% new oak, 58% second-fill barrels, 2% amphoras. 96-98 Jeb Dunnuck – jebdunnuck.com (Mei 2023) Harvested around the 9th of September and based on 90% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 3% Cabernet Franc (it also includes grapes from the discontinued Grandes Murailles bottling), the 2022 Château Clos Fourtet reveals a vivid purple hue as well as aromatics of black cherries, blackberries, white flowers, and crushed stone. A quintessential Saint-Emilion from the upper plateau, it has an incredible sense of minerality as well as full-bodied richness, ripe tannins, a vibrant sense of freshness, and a great finish. The 2020 was brought up in 40% new barrels, with the balance in once-used oak and a tiny portion in clay amphora. Tasted twice. 97 Georgina Hindle – decanter.com (Mei 2023) Gorgeous perfume on the nose, roses and violets, floral, expressive and so inviting. Sleek and straight from the start, the grip comes almost straight away - a crushed stone and graphite edge to the tannins giving cool freshness as well as bite. Feels suave and controlled, nothing too much or out of place. Refined and supremely elegant but still with a serious and dark core, it’s powerful and intense but that comes a few minutes after the playful juiciness and lively acidity settles. Complete and cool and puts you in St-Emilion on limestone with an inescapable and intense salty grip. Confident and supremely well made with a light touch. A yield of 36hl/ha. 3.54pH. Ageing 14-18 months; 40% new barrels, 58% second wine, 2% amphora, in underground cellars. Harvest 9 September - 27 September. 95-97 Ella Lister – lefigaro.fr (Mei 2023) - «Tel un peintre utilisant son art du glacis» Les fruits noirs apportent leur juteux à un nez espiègle et complexe, qui intrigue et apaise à la fois comme un conteur qui saurait fasciner son public. Douce et harmonieuse en entrée, la matière devient plus intense avec un fruit éclatant. Tel un peintre utilisant son art du glacis, le vin découvre des couches différentes, soyeuses, puissantes et tendres tout à la fois. 97-99 Jeff Leve – thewinecellarinsider.com (Mei 2023) With a dark, almost purple hue, the wine expresses flowers, licorice, smoke, black cherries, blue fruits, spice, salt and oyster shell. The fruits on the palate are long, rich, elegant, deep, and ripe. There is concentration, silky tannins, vibrancy, length and strong, mineral-influences on the mid-palate, and in the opulent, lively, long and intense finish. This is the first vintage where the parcels of Grandes Murailles were integrated into Clos Fourtet. The wine blends blending 90% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14.5% ABV, 3.54 pH. The harvest took place, September 9 - September 27. 97-99 Alexandre Ma – alexandrema.com (Mei 2023) Clos FourtetOp de westelijke vestingen van Saint Emilion kijkt Clos Fourtet uit op een uniek terroir van 19,66 hectare “argilo-calcaire” beplant met 87% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon en 3% Cabernet Franc (in double cordon de Royat) op een densiteit van 6.000 tot 9.000 wijnstokken per hectare. De wijngaard is gemiddeld 27 jaar. Een dunne laag klei op diepe kalkgronden is de basis van de glore van Clos Fourtet. De élevage gebeurt er in ondergrondse kelders die zich over 12 hectare uitstrekken. Zeker in de laatste wijnjaren is Clos Fourtet één van de meest betrouwbare en meest performante producenten van Saint Emilion. Aan de wieg staan de eigenaars Philippe en Matthieu Cuvelier en de consulenten Stéphane Derenoncourt en Jean-Claude Berrouet, de levende legende. CuvelierPhilippe Cuvelier kocht het befaamde Clos Fourtet in 2001. Samen met zijn zoon Matthieu kocht hij ondertussen Poujeaux in Moulis, maar ook Grandes Murailles en Côte de Baleau in Saint Emilion. Ze bezitten in minderheidsaandeel in Clos Saint Martin. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||